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The annual Summer Seminars program atHope College will feature topics ranging from Holland'smusical life, to candidate-centered campaigning, to creativenon-fiction.

The annual Summer Seminars program atHope College will feature topics ranging from Holland'smusical life, to candidate-centered campaigning, to creativenon-fiction.

The seminars will run Monday-Friday, July 31-Aug.4. This year's seven courses are "The Art of Narrative,""Database Publishing on the Web," "The Fourth Genre: Creative Nonfiction," "Manuscript and Cursive Handwritingfor Classroom Teachers," "One-A-Day Math Manipulatives,""Musical Life in Holland, Michigan" and "The Selling ofSelf: Candidate-Centered Political Campaigns (or: Is ThisAny Way to Pick a President?)."

The seminars will meet concurrently from 9 a.m. to12:15 p.m. in the air-conditioned Van Zoeren Hall on theHope campus. Refreshments will be provided during mid-morning breaks.

All of the courses are available for undergraduatecredit, and most are available for graduate credit or on anaudit basis, depending upon the needs of the enrollee. Class sizes are limited to 15 students per course.

"The Art of Narrative" will discover the natureand role of narrative through a variety of literary andartistic forms, ranging from poetry, to fiction, to dance,to painting. Students will also create their own work. Thecourse will be taught by Susan Atefat Peckham, assistantprofessor of English.

"Database Publishing on the Web" will explore howto create databases and how to share them. The course willinclude general design concepts and theories, examples andinstruction in FileMaker Pro 5. The course will be taughtby Brian Yost, technical services/electronic resourceslibrarian with the rank of assistant professor.

"The Fourth Genre: Creative Nonfiction" willexamine "literary" non-fiction, such as personal essays,memoirs, literary journalism and personal culturalcriticism. Students will discuss professionally-writtenworks, and will also discuss and write their own. Thecourse will be taught by David James, adjunct assistantprofessor of English.

"Manuscript and Cursive Handwriting for ClassroomTeachers" is designed to teach or reteach handwriting skillsto teachers of students at any age. Participants willdevelop and teach short handwriting lessons to one another. The course will be taught by Jeanine Dell'Olio, associateprofessor of education.

"One-A-Day Math Manipulatives" will share avariety of concrete models and manipulatives for use byteachers of kindergarten through sixth grade. The formatwill emphasize group activities and discussion, and adifferent manipulative each day. The course will be taughtby Mary DeYoung, assistant professor of mathematics.

"Musical Life in Holland, Michigan" will consideraudience, musicians, musical styles, the purpose ofdifferent musical events and social behavior at musicalevents. Working as a research team, the students will writea "musical ethnography" of Holland. The course will betaught by Paula Savaglio, visiting assistant professor ofmusic.

"The Selling of Self: Candidate-CenteredPolitical Campaigns (or: Is This Any Way to Pick aPresident?)" will examine the campaign process, ranging fromcandidate selection and primaries, to consultants,commercials and the media. The course will be taught byDavid Ryden, assistant professor of political science.

Enrollment for each seminar costs $165 for thosewho wish to audit, $262 for one hour of undergraduate orgraduate credit, and $524 for two hours of undergraduatecredit. Pre-registration is advised, although finalregistration will be on Monday, July 31, from 8:30 a.m. to 9a.m. in Van Zoeren Hall.

Those interested in attending a seminar shouldcall the Hope College Registrar's Office at (616) 395-7760.